John N. Bahcall
American physicist (1934-2005) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 70
John Norris Bahcall was an American astrophysicist and the Richard Black Professor for Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, including the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, and his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Chu Ching-wuBoth received Comstock Prize in Physics
Maarten SchmidtBoth received Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
Silvia Torres-PeimbertBoth received Hans A. Bethe PrizeIrwin I. ShapiroBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsGérard de VaucouleursBoth received Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
Wu Maw-kuenBoth received Comstock Prize in Physics